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17 LASIK Centers Get Warning Letters
FDA Requires More Reporting Of Problems
Posted: 6:29 am PDT October 22, 2009Updated: 6:32 am PDT October 22, 2009
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent warning letters to 17 offices that perform LASIK laser eye surgery.The agency said that the surgical centers have inadequate systems for reporting unexpected side effects.The FDA regulates medical devices, including the lasers used to reshape the cornea in LASIK.Inspections did not identify problems with the use of the LASIK devices at these facilities, and the FDA did not say where the 17 centers are.
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